Love Poem: Mea Culpa
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Written by: Bryn Strudwick

Mea Culpa

MEA CULPA(CA)

It was an auspicious occasion;
The wedding of the year.
And, afterwards, the guests murmured 
Aaah!
When I told them how,
At our very first meeting
I had fallen for your allure.
So how, after so few years
Has everything gone awry?
How has love turned to anguish?
You don’t need to answer.
I know you have no appetency
For discussion.
The fault is mine alone.
Nothing can assuage the guilt I feel
At my atrocious betrayal.
It happened only once,
And I was drunk.
But that does not absolve me
From responsibility.
I cling to the hope
You will one day forgive me.
I love you.

20th October 2019
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